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This working group is focused on discussions about the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI).

The mission of this working group is to focus on discussions about the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative (WADPI).

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Can Great Apes Be Vaccinated Against Ebola and Other Diseases?

Wed, 2016-04-13 11:57 — davidmc

pic by (Darrell Gulin/Corbis)

Vaccinations could be the best defense against devastating population drops

Over the last 20 years, the wild populations of many of the world’s great apes have drastically declined. Recent surveys have suggested that several species of large primates, including chimpanzees, orangutans and gorillas, have experienced severe losses in population numbers. Now, some conservationists say that vaccinating great apes against diseases like the Ebola virus might be the quickest and most effective short-term step towards saving them from extinction.

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New data from studies evaluating diagnostic tools, therapies for infectious diseases released at ECCMID 2016

Wed, 2016-04-13 11:55 — davidmc

New data from ten late-breaking abstracts is released at ECCMID 2016 – the annual meeting of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (ESCMID). At the congress, a dedicated session will examine recently released research across the full spectrum of infectious diseases both from a clinical and laboratory perspective.

Researchers presented recent data on a number of diagnostic tools to rapidly identify pathogens and therapies promising to treat challenging infections. The abstracts presented dealt with topics including meningitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, Zika and human papilloma virus.

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Treatment with hyperimmune equine immunoglobulin or immunoglobulin fragments completely protects rodents from Ebola virus infection

Wed, 2016-04-13 11:35 — davidmc

    Recent successes with monoclonal antibody cocktails ZMapp

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    Pregnant women counselled about Zika virus

    Wed, 2016-04-13 11:21 — davidmc

    A doctor checks on a pregnant woman at Buôn Mê Thuột General Hospital. Hospitals in HCM City have been providing counselling on the Zika virus.

    VNA/VNS Photo Dương Ngọc - April, 13/2016

    HCM CITY —  A pregnant woman visiting the Hùng Vương Obstetrics Hospital in HCM City picked up a leaflet about the Zika virus off a shelf in the examination room.

    The woman, 41, was especially concerned about the virus after hearing that HCM City had recorded its first Zika case, that of a 33-year-old pregnant woman from District 2.

     

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    Red Cross volunteer uses lessons learned during Ebola to shape his future

    Wed, 2016-04-13 11:09 — davidmc

    Red Cross volunteer, Kandeah Kamara, 21, thought he would be welcomed by communities as an Ebola responder. That was not the case. "If we wore t-shirts with the word Ebola on them, we would be stoned," he says. Photo: Katherine Mueller, IFRC

    By: Katherine Mueller, IFRC - 13 April 2016 

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    SWOT Analysis reveals shortage of laboratory Personnel In Sierra Leone

    Wed, 2016-04-13 10:17 — Mohamed S

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    Yellow fever outbreak kills 21 in Congo, WHO says

    Tue, 2016-04-12 14:12 — Mohamed S

    Twenty-one people have died of yellow fever in Democratic Republic of Congo, some of them from infections contracted in neighboring Angola, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.

    An outbreak has already killed 225 people and infected 1,600 in Angola. There was now a high risk of further spread in Congo, given the number of people who regularly travel between the two countries, the WHO said.

    follow on: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-yellowfever-congodemocratic-idUSKCN0X90NK

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    Plan International Sierra Leone coaches 10 youth

    Tue, 2016-04-12 11:06 — Mohamed S

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    SaLone’s health care system is much improved now…

    Tue, 2016-04-12 10:49 — Mohamed S

     

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    Second ebola recovery plan focuses on Social Services

    Tue, 2016-04-12 10:24 — Mohamed S

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